Residents fearfully left their homes Saturday to bury their dead in northeast Nigeria following a series of coordinated attacks that killed at least 69 people and left a new police headquarters in ruins, government offices burned and symbols of state … read more
The spat between Nigeria and Britain over the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA, signed years ago to regulate commercial air transportation between both countries, has worsened. The Nigerian Ministry of Aviation has slashed British Airways flight slots from seven to … read more
Ten Indians who survived a ship explosion three months ago are still stranded in Nigeria, awaiting a nod from the authorities to return home. The sailors, who lost their five colleagues while attempting to repair a ship with faulty engines, … read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is planning to unveil a new policy that would help address the fluctuations in the naira, in order to check the volatility of the country’s currency in the exchange rate market. The new policy, … read more
As the world commemorates the seventh billionth population day, Nigeria has taken over from Pakistan as the sixth most populous country in the world with its 167 million people, according to UNFPA’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr. Agatha Lawson. In … read more
The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday next public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir. This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Sheidu Ozigis, on behalf of the Minister, … read more
Nigeria’s military said Monday it has seized a ship laden with 5,000 tonnes of stolen oil and 30 barges amid rising cases of crude theft in one of the world’s main oil producing regions. The spokesman of the Joint Task … read more
The Medium Term Expenditure Framework, submitted to the Senate on October 4, says the removal of fuel subsidies would save the country over $800 billion. Supporting the push for an end to fuel subsidy, Special Adviser to the President on … read more
The American Occupy movement started on September 17, 2011, with a few dozen demonstrators who attempted to pitch tents in front of the New York Stock Exchange. The group is protesting social and economic inequality caused by corporate greed, and … read more
The United Nations Security Council on Monday condemned piracy in the Gulf of Guinea off the West African coast and backed regional plans to tackle the growing problem. This year, piracy in the region has escalated from low-level armed robberies … read more